French composers. Pianists. Organists.


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Thu 4 Dec: Yo Yo Ma premieres new Fitkin piece Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
Sat 13 Dec: Christmas Music from the World Fundação Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal
Sat 13 Dec: The Winter's Tale Theater, Brandenburg, Germany
Mon 15 Dec: MELODIES FOR YOU St. Martin's Church,Castleton, Rochdale UK
Fri 19 Dec: Bach's Christmas Oratorio, Charpentier's Messe de Minuit pour Noel Rose City Park Presbyterian Church Portland, Oregon USA
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Birthdays:
Padre Antonio Soler
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel
Gustav Uwe Jenner
Anton Webern
Boleslaw Szabelski
Dying days:
Maurice Greene
Roque Ceruti
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
Hermann Götz
Christian Sinding
Events:
(1881) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Premiere of the violin concerto in D major op. 36, in Vienna, Austria.
(1925) George (Jacob) Gershwin: Premiere of the piano concerto in F major, in New York, USA, with Gershwin at the piano.
(1954) William Walton: Premiere of Trollis and Cressida, in London, England.
(1960) Carl Loewe: Premiere of Camelot, in New York, USA.
(1993) Peter Wallin: First performance of "Meditation", in Esbjerg, Denmark.

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Josef Strauß (2 Dec)
Eduard Strauß (2 Dec)
Johann Strauß Jr. (2 Dec)
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Edward Gonçalves Pinto (30 Nov)
Chung Shih Hoh (29 Nov)
György Kurtág (28 Nov)
Christopher J. Hoh (28 Nov)
Xiaogang Ye (28 Nov)
Wietse Stuurman (28 Nov)

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[details ←] Quatuor Piano,

[details ←] Hymn Preludes (30) Volume 3 Organ,

[details ←] Hymn Preludes (30) Volume 2 Organ,

[details ←] Hymn Preludes (30) Volume 1 Organ,

[details ←] Georg Philipp Telemann: Trio Sonata in C Minor for Recorder, Oboe and Piano , recorder (in C or in F), oboe (or Violin or Viola de gamba), piano accompaniment and cello (optional; ad lib basso continuo),

[details ←] Bedrich Smetana: Trio, Op. 15 , violin, cello and piano,

[details ←] Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!, Op. 28 , violin (also used for conductor), clarinet, french horn, bassoon and bass,

[details ←] Carl Flesch: Scale System , violin,

[details ←] Ferdinand Beyer: Preparatory School , piano,

[details ←] William R. Brophy: Technical Studies for Solving Problems on the Horn , horn in F (French Horn),

[details ←] Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue) , solo piano (harpsichord),

[details ←] H. L. Clarke: Technical Studies For The Cornet , cornet,



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French composers
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Composers that were born in France, or gained the French nationality.

Composers who also play the piano and as such performed their own or other composer's compositions.

Composers who also play the organ and as such performed their own or other composer's compositions.

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